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A bamboo shark grows in a thick egg case. Even within the egg case, the embryonic sharks can sense predators nearby and, in response, stop all gill movement and hold still to slip under the radar.
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Shark Embryo

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A sea toad from the deep waters off of Curacao.
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Sea Toad Specimen from Caribbean

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Oikopleura gorskyi is a rare deep-water species of larvacean
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Deep-Water Larvacean

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Dr. Sylvia Earle
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Dr. Sylvia Earle Testifies on Gulf Oil Spill

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Hedbergella sliteri - this specific specimen is the "holotype" for this species. That means it is the reference point for what all members of the species should look like.
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Hedbergella sliteri

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The Galapagos Islands site in Ecuador was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1978. Located in the equatorial Pacific Ocean nearly 1000 km from South America, the Galapagos Islands and the surrounding marine reserve are a unique "living museum and show
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Sally Lightfood Crab, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador

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Smithsonian scientists race the tide the excavate an ancient whale fossil entombed in rock
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Racing the Tide

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Caribbean reef sharks swim over a coral reef in the Bahamas.
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Caribbean Reef Shark

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The Sant Ocean Hall is the National Museum of Natural History's largest exhibit, providing visitors with a unique and breathtaking introduction to the majesty of the ocean
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The Smithsonian's Sant Ocean Hall

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A male great hammerhead shark swims just below the surface of the water in the Bahamas at sunset.
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Hammerhead Shark at Sunset

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a seven inch fragment of an Inuit soapstone pot recovered at Hare Harbor in Quebec, Canada
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Inuit Soapstone Pot

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Scientists remove remove the whale fossil plaster jacket from the r
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Excavating the Fossil

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